Those statements don't actually contradict each other if you think about it. She just worded it weird. :dunno:
She's saying that society tells women to appreciate any attention they get, even if it's uncomfortable or harassing.
ETA: Don't get me wrong, I don't defend dumbasses who call themsel...

[quote]What is the retainer indefinite BS??[/quote]
Yeah, I had a retainer too and was never told when to stop wearing them, so I stopped on my own. That was years ago and my teeth are perfect to this day, so... :dunno:...

[quote]It's a money racket.[/quote]
This.
I had braces originally for "werewolf teeth" (my canines came out of my gums way too high), so at least that made sense. Then they spent 2 years past my original removal date (after 2 years already) trying to decide whether I had an underbite or an overb...

It's mostly because we get conflicting criticisms so it gets confusing and irritating.
Stay at home - "What, are you back in the '50s? Why wouldn't you want to be independent?"
Work - "Are you gonna have enough time for a family? Your kids will probably feel neglected"
So on.
There's entir...

My great-great-great-grandfather fought for the Confederacy but didn't own slaves. He just had a bunch of children who worked the farm instead. Is that still worthy of a death sentence?
I had another who fought for the Union (and several immigrant families who weren't involved). That's gotta bala...

[quote]“[b]I’m actually investigating a cold case[/b],” said Gerald Holdsworth, a glaciologist and member of the Arctic Institute of North America at the University of Calgary. The crash involves a Norseman single-engine bush plane that went down in 1951. “We think that the plane hit a mountain, Mo...

[quote]Seriously, how long can the sparrows survive now. Cersei is going to take a bath, eat a good meal, maybe catch a nap.. then tear that temple apart. Every sparrows head on pikes and nobody will stop her. Even her uncle has to back her up. The high sparrow has to know its coming. I'm hoping tha...

[quote]I bet she was probably a quasi-celebrity in her region for a hot minute. She was probably super easy to track down.[/quote]
She didn't know how famous she was until they found her 17 years later. They didn't even know what her name was until then....

[quote]Seriously, why is Louisiana subsidizing these panels given our budget situation? [/quote]
There's much more useless things that could be cut out of the budget. Solar is the future whether you like it or not!...